The 2007 Boy Scout Retreat will be held at Camp Spencer- Broad Creek memorial Scout Reservation from May 4-6. “The theme of the joint religious retreat for 2007 is ‘Peace through faith,’ stressing that we should use our faith to achieve a better understanding of all those about us and across the world,” said Ed...Read More

When Hamilton Okeke stepped into his room at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park for the first time, the enormity of what he was doing seemed to hit him in the gut. He was alone, literally and figuratively, as he was about to hand his life over to God. No one in his...Read More

WASHINGTON – Twenty-seven of 29 Catholic dioceses and eparchies audited in 2006 complied with the church's national standards for child protection programs and the prevention of and response to sexual abuse, says a report released April 11. However, four dioceses that were not found in compliance in 2005 refused to participate in the 2006 audit.Read More

VATICAN CITY – U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech in Cairo, Egypt, was welcomed by Vatican media as a step toward peace and a new beginning in American relations with Muslims.Read More

It’s been a cold start to the spring sports season, making it challenging at times for coaches to get the best performances from their athletes.Read More

I have read and re-read Father Breighner’s heart warming article (CR, May 21), “Focus On The Good In Life, Not The Evil.” It was a well-written story about two women who did nothing but good for others.Read More

HARLINGEN, Texas – When Deacon Catarino Villanueva arrived on Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan, in 2005 for a yearlong deployment with the National Guard, he immediately looked for opportunities to practice his Catholic faith.Read More

MIAMI – Archbishop John C. Favalora of Miami expressed disappointment May 28 at both Father Alberto Cutie's decision to join the Episcopal Church and the public way he was received into his new church.Read More